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Ohio’s unemployment rate held steady at a revised rate of 7.1 percent in March, according to
state figures released this morning.

The rate for February had been initially reported at 7 percent. The state’s rate has been
increasing since hitting a post-recession low of 6.7 percent in December. The rate peaked at 10.6
percent during the recession.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported that the number of unemployed workers
rose by 1,000 last month to 406,000.

The department also said its separate survey of employers found that they cut 20,400 jobs
last month.

Several sectors reporting sizeable job losses last month, including a loss of 6,000 jobs in
the leisure and hospitality sector, 4,300 jobs in professional and business services, 3,700 jobs in
educational and health services, 3,600 jobs in government and 3,300 jobs in construction.